Ryanair challenge decision to award Ireland West - Dublin PSO route to Aer Arann

The Ireland West - Dublin PSO route debacle shows no sign of abating. Today in the High Court Ryanair were granted a judicial review of the decision by the Department of Transport to award the Ireland West - Dublin PSO route to Aer Arann. Ryanair contended that following the announcement by CityJet that they would not be operating the route, the Minister for Transport should have called for a new tender process rather than awarding the route to Aer Arann.